Iran reaches record uranium enrichment rate – official Tehran has more than doubled its capacity to enrich uranium, the head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization (AEOI), Mohammad Eslami, announced on Saturday. It has now reached the highest level in the history of the Islamic Republic's nuclear industry, exceeding the previous rates by "more than twice," Eslami told lawmakers in Tehran, as cited by Tasnim news agency. He added that the generation of power by the nuclear plants "has provided considerable economic benefits for Iran, reduced the consumption of fossil fuels, and prevented environmental damages." Subscribe to RT